Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Nevada
Precipitation Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1940 1-Month |
0.14" (3.56mm) | 0.60" (15.24mm) |
-0.46" (-11.68mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1944 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
0.19" (4.83mm) | 1.14" (28.96mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1944 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 1.83" (46.48mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1913 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 2.81" (71.37mm) |
-1.94" (-49.27mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1913 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1928 | 1924 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
3.28" (83.31mm) | 4.79" (121.67mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1966 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1995 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
5.04" (128.02mm) | 5.90" (149.86mm) |
-0.86" (-21.84mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1966 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
7.23" (183.64mm) | 7.06" (179.32mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1966 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 8.08" (205.23mm) |
-0.34" (-8.63mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 8.97" (227.84mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
9.36" (237.74mm) | 9.74" (247.40mm) |
-0.38" (-9.66mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1924 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
10.70" (271.78mm) | 10.30" (261.62mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1959 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
14.94" (379.48mm) | 15.10" (383.54mm) |
-0.16" (-4.06mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1960 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1983 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
19.88" (504.95mm) | 20.61" (523.49mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1960 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
32.94" (836.68mm) | 30.90" (784.86mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1961 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
43.28" (1,099.31mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
2.13" (54.10mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1931 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
53.62" (1,361.95mm) | 51.38" (1,305.05mm) |
2.24" (56.90mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/